Volume XXXII • Number 36 • September 8, 2006 patriotic songs. “At KYGO, we believe it’s important to remember 9/11 because of the shocking tragedy and how it brought us all closer THE together. After five years, we all need to reflect on how we all felt that day and the triumph of human spirit. We need to ask ourselves, where MAIN STREET were you when the world stopped turning,” said KYGO Program Director Communicator Network Joel Burke. Bonneville Modern AC WVRV/St. Louis is “movin’ on”, as it flips to the Alan Burns-created Movin’ On format. The station, now known as AA TT TT LL EE TT RR “Movin 101.1-Makes You Feel Good”, is being programmed by sister WARH PD Jules Riley – who maintains PD-ship of WARH-The Arch, Publisher/Editor: Tom Kay as well. She’ll be working closely with consultant Burns and Bonneville Cartoons Pilfered by Lenny Bronstein & Jay Philpott National PD Greg Solk. A call-letter change is expected. 1986-Main1986 Main Street’s 20th Anniversary-2006Anniversary 2006 New owner Entertainment Media Trust/Insane Broadcasting Co. flips Another chapter opens in the legal tussle between the Recording the format of WXOX-AM -formerly a Gospel daytime under New Life Industry Association of America (RIAA) and XM Satellite Radio, over Evangelistic Center - to Talk this week. In the interim, the station has the recording capacity of some XM radios. The Songwriter’s Guild been playing Oldies. Former Washington Park police chief (and strip has just filed an amicus brief in support of RIAA, calling the radios’ club owner) Bob Romanik will serve as host and GM, and syndicated recording abilities an “illegal download service disguised in broadcast G. Gordon Liddy is also set to air. Convicted of lying to a grand jury as radio clothing.” XM is almost certain to evoke the Audio Home Recording well as for bank fraud, Romanik has served two prison terms. Act (AHRA) in defense against RIAA’s lawsuit, which seeks additional payments from the satcaster. The AHRA (now 14 years old) was intended Triad Broadcasting Co. has just been given a six-month waiver by the to compensate rights holders from reproduced recordings made on FCC. Triad is allowed to keep JSA of Oldies KEGK/Wahpeton-Fargo, digital audio tape, but it has gone on to serve multiple RIAA agreements ND, while the FCC considers a permanent divestiture requirement. Triad regarding mp3 players. The most famous of these was 1999’s RIAA vs. is officially over the limit for station ownership in the Fargo market. Diamond Multimedia, a landmark case that eventually led to the Pointing to Clear Channel’s grandfathered situation there, Triad is explosion in popularity of a whole generation of portable music devices, arguing that they need extra sales inventory in order to remain such as the iPOD. competitive. Don’t Turn Your Knob to this Bob: Bob Uecker’s alleged stalker has During an announcement on the Morning Mess show, the PD of WNOU/ been ordered to stay away from him and all the Milwaukee Brewers Indianapolis, Chris Edge, explained that, “Radio Now has played the games he broadcasts for the next four years. That was the result of a most requested song of the hour since its inception in 2000, but listeners restraining order from a Milwaukee court yesterday. Ann Ladd has been can vote using text messaging. By texting your favorite song to 66993, accused of stalking Uecker, the Brewers’ longtime PBP guy for WTMJ- you’ll get a message back with what song is in the lead at the moment. AM/Milwaukee, after she sent him gifts and kept after him at ballparks Listeners can also follow along online at radionow931.com. At the top and hotels across the country. of the page you’ll see the Top 10 requested songs scrolling in real time.” This announcement followed a weekend of promotional teasers. On the fifth anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, KYGO/Denver’s morning team of Kelly, Jonathan and Mudflap will Reclaiming the format and slogan dropped back in 1999, CIDR/Windsor- join local firefighters at the city’s South Metro Fire Station for a memorial Detroit flips back to AAA and “The River.” Murrary Brookshaw stays broadcast (many South Metro Firefighters assisted at Ground Zero five on as OD (as well as OD of sister Alternative CIMX), but Phatt Matt years ago). The show will observe a moment of silence at the exact newly joins “The River” from CIMX as APD/afternoons. The flip occurred time the first plane hit the first tower at 6:45AM MDT. That moment of exactly at 3 pm on Friday, 9/1, in the middle of “Move Along” by The All silence will be followed by a solemn bell ceremony performed by the American Rejects. This also signaled the beginning of a weekend long South Metro Honor Guard. The bell ceremony is a time-honored tradition promotional stunt in which clips of over 7,000 songs were played to pay tribute to fallen firefighters. Governor Bill Owens will be on commercial-free. CIDR is owned by Chum Ltd. hand to share his thoughts on the anniversary. Monday’s broadcast will also feature interviews with two South Metro firefighters who went WRIT/Milwaukee (formerly Oldies) is now repositioned as “The Greatest to New York and served at Ground Zero in the days after 9/11. Also on Top 40 Hits of All Time, Milwaukee’s 95.7.” The station is owned by hand will be South Metro Fire Chief, Robert Rinne. Throughout the Clear Channel. morning, 3rd graders from Brighton’s South Elementary will perform Hinder Lips of An ADDED KZCH WAKS WHOT WAKZ Angel KFBZ KYKY KPLZ KAMX more! KMXV 99x KQKQ 47x KQCH 76x KSTP 39x WNOU 69x KSTZ 38x WIXX 64x WZPL 35x WKSZ 60x WQAL 30x MAIN STREET MARKETING & PROMOTION, 4517 MINNETONKA BLVD #104, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416 PHONE/FAX: 952.927.HITS (4487)/927-6427 Publisher: Tom Kay at [email protected] Web: www.main-st.net All Day •KEYNOTE- the just SHERISHERI LYNCH!LYNCH! Conclave $49* (of Bob & Sheri fame) presents • THREE General Sessions • Lunch (included!) • Aircheck Clinic TTalenTrakalenTrak (1st 60 registrants ONLY) SATURDAY¥ OCTOBER 21, 2006 • Great Radio War Stories CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA • Closing Cocktail Hour HOLIDAY INN CENTER CITY • FREE Job Fair! NeedNeed toto updateupdate Call 704-335-5400 or 1-800-465-4329 Details at www.theconclave.com NOW to reserve TalenTrak room! or call 952-927-4487 youryour on-airon-air skills?skills? *Or less! Tuition valid until October 1st. After two years as an online-only version of the late Alternative WOXY/ theconclave.com to order your CD’s. Then complete the form and send Cincinnati, the woxy.com stream will be shut off on Sept. 15 — a victim it to The Conclave via fax (952-927-6427) – email of limited advertising and membership support. The terrestrial WOXY ([email protected]) - or snail mail (4517 Minnetonka Blvd, #104,m originally launched in September 1983, when Doug and Linda Balogh Minneapolis, MN 55416). Don’t let the learning stop. Order a Conclave bought the station and flipped it from Top 40 to Alternative. In September 2005 CD today! 1998, the station began simulcasting online. In January 2004, the Baloghs sold the station’s license and assets to First Broadcasting Afternoon drive personality Garfield has been named PD of Triple A but retained ownership of the intellectual properties of WOXY, which Entertainment Top 40/Rhythmic WRPW/Bloomington, IL, after Triple signed off May 13, 2004. Shortly thereafter, anonymous investors A split its simulcast of WRPW and WZPW/Peoria. Miss Amber, former stepped up to fund an Internet-only version of WOXY, which launched morning co-host, takes over middays while weekender Cantone will on July 16, 2004 as “97X, The Future of Rock and Roll.” handle nights on an interim basis. WRPW’s new Web site can be seen at www.power929fm.com. WNRB/Wausau, WI, a low-power noncommercial station owned by Northcentral Technical College, has turned its license into the FCC The 11th edition of the Conclave’s exclusive one-day air talent seminar, and gone off the air, citing the need to save money. TalenTrak 2006, will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2006, at the Holiday Inn-Charlotte Center City in Charlotte, North Carolina. In typical Sterling Scheissler, after serving as a fill-in for several months, will Conclave fashion, the day will be filled with learning, laughter, and food take over the Noon-2 pm timeslot on Hubbard Talk KSTP-AM/St. Paul- and beverage. Sheri Lynch, the better half of The Bob & Sheri Show Minneapolis, MN. Known for previous stints at Clear Channel’s Talk fame, will be the keynote presenter during lunch. The price for all this WLW-AM/Cincinnati and WTVN-AM/Columbus, as well as mornings at learning is just $49 per person or $39 each if you’re part of a group of Alternative WAQZ/Cincinnati, Scheissler takes over from Ron two or more from the same station/cluster who register at the same Rosenbaum and Mark O’Connell. time! But hurry, the special tuition rates expire on October 1, 2006. TalenTrak 2006 begins at 9AM. with a rapid-fire series of hard-hitting Beginning October 20th, KWOF-AM/Waterloo, IA will not receive its instruction, including the first TalenTrak Job Fair which gets underway simulcast from Contemporary Christian KWOF/Cedar Rapids. Instead, at 2PM. Then, during lunch, Sheri Lynch of Bob & Sheri fame will they will deliver “legendary” Christian rock programming from the 70s, regale the gathering with stories of syndication success! At 2 PM., it’s 80s, and 90s, also broadcasting via the Internet at the all-important Aircheck Clinic where the first 60 registrants who sign www.theprodigalradio.com.